Adjustable sales tax stamp holder



PatentedV F eb. i6, 1954 1ST-ALTES PATENT o FFicEz N ADJUSTABLE SALESTAX STAMP-HOLDER Elmer, C. Fisher. Columbus, ohio Application Jnez?,1950, Serial No. 173,575` 1.01am, (ol. aie-7.4i

l` 'llhlsinvention relates to stamprdispllllgr d?? vices. andv moreparticularly to1 an adjustable dispensingI device forY sales, tax.stampa A. main object of the inventgnis` t0. provide 2,.,nove1` andimproved sales taxstainp dispenser which simplein copenaghen. which,providesA means.; fer heldine Sales tax; stamps, f various.denominatiqes, and which 1s readily adiustablg Yfiar'heliilifietarignsfqua dieser sales tax Stamps.-

A further @riester the invention: is t0 p1? vida an: improved;@dineraria Sales. tax stamp. dis.- penser which isf very,l inexpensive,to` manufacture, which is compact size,v lightin weight, isneat inappearance, andI which` involves Qev afweer@ Further objects andadvantages of.,I the inventionE willtbeconieapparent from the followingdescription andA claim, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1; is` a` top plan.L view of 'an improved sales tax` stampdispenser constructed in accordance with the present inventiornj Figure`2 is a cross-sectionalview taken, on

111.1%2-1-2. `0f, Figure 1 J VFigure 3 is a cross-sectional view takenon line 3 3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary'side elevationaldef tailvievv of a rear endportion-weft the s alegsgtax stampdispenser of Figureslto 3.

lteferring to the drawings, .In designatesagen1u erally rectangular baseto which are secured the longitudinally extending side walls I2 and I3,and the longitudinally extending intermediate partition wall I4 spacedmidway between the side walls I2 and I3. Secured to one end of the baseI I and to the ends of the longitudinal walls I2, I3 and I4 is thetransverse vertical end wall I5.

Designated respectively at I6, I1 and I8 are transverse block membersslidably positioned between the longitudinal wall members I2 and I4,said transverse block members being formed at their side edges withhorizontal ribs I9 and 20 which are slidably engaged in longitudinalgrooves formed in the opposing vertical surfaces of the longitudinalwall members I2 and I4. Designated respectively at 2I, 22 and 23 aresimilar transverse block members slidably positioned between the wallmembers I3 and I4 and formed with horizontal ribs 24 and 25 which arere- Vspectively slidably received in longitudinally extending groovesformed in the inwardly opposing wall surfaces of the longitudinal wallmembers I 4 and I3. Designated respectively at 26 and 21 aretransversely extending block mem- .2 l bers positioned respectivelybetween the. longitudinalfwallsV I2 and I4 and I4 and I3', asf-shown in`l'tigure 3, the block member 28 beingprovided with the horizontal ribsI9 and 23 fitting the grooves in the inwardly opposing wall sure facesof the wall members I2 and i4, and the block member 21 being providedwith the-hori- Zonta-1 ribs 24' and 25 fitting in the grooves providedin the inwardly opposing wallV surfacesY of the wall members IllandlI3'. The block inem bers 26 and 21 are securedk in stationary pesi*-`tions by transversely extending pin members 28 and 253 extendingthroughy the respective walls- I'2 and I3 and throughtherespective blockmembers 2.6 and` 21, as shown Figure 3, and re ceived in aperturesformed inthe intermediate, longitudinal wall member I4?. rBhe wallmember i2 is formed with a plurality oftransversely ex-VA tendingapertures, indicated at 30; and the in-v termediate, longitudinal walllmember I4 is providedl with a plurality of transverselyextendingapertures indicated' at 3l aligned with the` aper. tures to,whereby thepin member Zmaybe se. lectively engaged, in any pair ofaligned aperturesj 3 0 and` 3|. The longitudinal wall member I3`islsimilarly formed withapertures 32 with the apertures 3| of the` wallmember I4., whereby the pin member 29 may be selectively.4 engagedin anypair of the apertures 3| and32.A

Bearing between the block member pair of springs 33 and 34, the innerspring 33 being seated in recesses formed in the opposing surfaces ofthe block members 26 and 28, as shown in Figure 2. The springs 33 and 34act to bias the block member I8 to the right, as viewed in Figure 1,whereby pressure will be applied on the respective stacks of stamps,shown at 35, 36 and 31, interposed respectively between the block memberl 6 and the end wall I5, the block member I1 and the block member IE andthe block member I8 and the block member I1. A similar concentricallyarranged pair of springs 33 and 34 is provided between the block members21 and 23, as shown in Figure 2, whereby clamping pressure is applied torespective stacks of stamps 38, 39 and 40 positioned respectivelybetween block member 2| and end wall I 5, block member 22 and blockmember 2 I, and block member 23 and block member 22.

In order to load the dispensing device with stamps, the pin members 29and 28 are withdrawn, each pin member being provided with a head or knob4I, to facilitate withdrawal and insertion thereof, and the requiredstamps are then aligned- 23` and thel block member I8" are aconoentrically arranged positioned between the block members and alsobetween the block member I6 and end wall I5 and block member 2I and endwall I5, in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 2. The block members 23and 21 are then secured in positions similar to that shown in Figures 1and 2, by means of the locking pins 28 and 29, whereby the respectivesets of springs 33 and 34 exert clamping pressure on the blocks I8 and23, securing the lower portions of the stamps in the dispenser. It willbe understood that the stamps are of the type wherein the upper portionis detached, leaving the lower or stub portion retained in the dispenserto indicate the number of stamps actually dispensed. From Figure 2 itwill be seen that the upper portion of the stamps may be readily de- 4no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scopeof the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A device for holding stacks of stamps comprising, in combination, a bodyformed with an elongated main groove, rst stationary abutment meanssecured to said body and extending transversely across one end portionof said main groove, a plurality of block members slidably positioned insaid main groove, each block member being formed with longitudinal ribson its opposite sides and the walls of the main groove being formed withlongitudinal subsidiary grooves slidtached from the lower portion,particularly if the stamps are of the type wherein perforations areprovided to dene a tear line, said perforations being locatedsubstantially at the top plane of the dispensing device, whereby a cleanand even tear will be obtained when the stamp is detached.

As shown in Figures 2 and 4, the top edges of the wall members I2, I3and I4 are formed with transverse notches 42 overlying the respectiveopenings in the wall members to provide a means of locating saidopenings when the pin members 23 and 29 are to be inserted in lockingposition. The top surfaces of the block members 26 and 21 are formedwith similar transverse notches 42 overlying the pin members.`

It will be apparent that any desired initial quantity of stamps may beinserted in the various compartments dened by the movable block membersof the device, and that the quantity or number of stamps need not be thesame in all compartments. By vthe above-described arrangement, thebusiness concern dispensing the stamps need only purchase the quantitiesof stamps of each denomination required for a given period of time, thusminimizing the required nancial investment in stamps, while stillenabling supplemental quantities of stamps of various denominations tobe inserted as required.

While a specific embodiment of an improved dispenser for sales taxstamps and the like has been disclosed in the foregoing description, itwill be understood that various modifications within the spirit of theinvention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it isintended that ably receiving said ribs, a plurality of longitudinallyspaced transverse holes extending through the opposite end portion ofthe main groove, a further block member located in said opposite endportion of said main groove, a removable transverse pin member extendingthrough said body and through a selected :hole in said further blockmember, and a pair of concentric coil springs positioned between saidfurther block member and the adjacent one of said iirst-named blockmembers, urging said adjacent one of the rstnamed block members towardthe abutment means, whereby respective'stacks ofY stamps of differentdenominations may be positioned between the adjacent respective blockmembers and between the rst stationary abutment means and the blockmember adjacent thereto, with the stamps extending a substantialdistance upwardly beyond the block members and said abutment means, sothat the upper portions of the stamps may be torn away while the lowerportions of said stamps are held by the clamping force of the springs onthe block members.

ELMER C.V FISHER.

References Cited in the file of this patent Australia Sept. 2, 1936

